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Have patience, friend. There are books that I have waited for years to find at a thrift store (1st printing hardback Bachman Books took 20 years to fall into my hands).If it were me, I'd wait....don't spend that much for a book w/o the jacket. It'll come across your path eventually.
Also....the thrill of the hunt and all that...
Exactly!!!Also....the thrill of the hunt and all that...
You're definitely not alone.I don't have the kind of money for signed King books yet-but I seem to be buying the SK books that I can like a crazed fiend-I've turned into a SK book whore-der!!!!
I don't have the kind of money for signed King books yet-but I seem to be buying the SK books that I can like a crazed fiend-I've turned into a SK book whore-der!!!!
'Hello, my name is ________ and I am a King-aholic.'You're definitely not alone.
My latest find is an ARC of Tabitha King's Survivor--new condition, except one bent page. Funnily enough, I ordered it in hardback from Amazon just last week!
I love the mention of our lovely Moderator in the "credits"
Thrifting takes patience, but it's so challenging! 
'Hello, my name is ________ and I am a King-aholic.'
When you order from cemetary dance. They take a very long time. I have waited like a year before.I ordered a limited edition Carrie that cost over 80 dollars and I was just wondering if and when I am ever going to get it! (I paid for it a long time ago with my credit card and it is from Cemetery Dance)
Okay thanks! (they are sending emails all the time to my account so they haven't forgotten about me, obviously).
A YEAR??!! Holy moly!
That's a short time- if you happened to be one of the people that ordered Legacies from them, you had to wait 13 YEARS for it(or at least that's when the proof/ARC came out, I know there was a l-o-n-g delay with it finally getting shipped out)!! I would love to know the story about that.....
I don't know exactly when Carrie is going to be released. I do know that Cem Dance gives us a courtesy by allowing folks that have purchased from them in the past to pre-order certain items before they let the 'general' public in on it. They know that any King title is likely to sell out fast, so I appreciate them letting us 'fans' have first crack at them. Usually, when they do pre-orders, the book is only in the planning stages, meaning that it hasn't even been type-set, etc. All of the things that go into making a book takes alot of time, especially the artwork. They don't print the books or make the slipcases/traycases either, That's all done out of their 'house', meaning it's sent out for someone else to do. They're a small operation, with only about 6 or 8 employees, I think. If you're like me and you want matching numbers to go along with your previous purchases of books from them, that takes even more time getting them shipped out, too. Be patient. I think you'll really, really love what they've got coming soon...I ordered a limited edition Carrie that cost over 80 dollars and I was just wondering if and when I am ever going to get it! (I paid for it a long time ago with my credit card and it is from Cemetery Dance)
I've gone to a couple of 'Library' sales and there was so much chaos happening at each one that I couldn't deal with it. People grabbing things from right in front of me, around me, etc. Rudeness abounds and I didn't like it. Prices were great and there were a few 'treasures', but it ain't worth the stress for me.And I've never seen a HB Bachman Books other than in a picture
Our "2nd Christmas" (the library book sale) is in 2 weeks--no lie: three of 4 kids already have made lists & have a game plan for who will hit which area first (and even The Man has slipped me a 'wish list'--lol). Probably silly, but this is an EVENT for us every year
